Hms Itchen ? Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
|
Hms itchen ? Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
58 34.443 N,1 0.283 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Wreck Depth | 97 m |
| Water Depth | 114 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS ITCHEN ? |
| Type | destroyer |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 68.6 m |
| Width | 7.3 m |
| Draught | 3.7 |
| Sonar Length | 100 |
| Shadow Height | 17 |
| Orientation | 110 |
| Tonnage | 550 |
| Tonnage Type | displacement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Jul 6, 1917 |
| Original Detection Year | 1917 |
| Last Detection Year | 1980 |
| Original Source | published World War 1 losses |
| Surveying Details | H3085/26 INS WK [OLD SYMBOL] IN 583500N, 005400W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H3875/26 18.6.26 AMEND TO NDW (1917) (PA). BR STD. 27.9.78 AMEND TO WK USC PA 100MTRS. (TONNAGE KNOWN). NC 1942. H3227/78 3.4.80 WK LOCATED 583429N, 010011W [EUR] USING PULSE/8. LEAST E/S DEPTH 99 IN GEN DEPTH 114MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 17MTRS. LENGTH 80-100MTRS. LYING 110/290DEG. ASSOCIATED PIECE OF DEBRIS LIES 50MTRS S OF E END OF WK. (GEOTEAM UK LTD, 25.3.80). AMEND TO WK 97MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Nov 30, 1999 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT 1903 BY CAMMELL LAIRD, BIRKENHEAD. TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE. (OFF SCOTLAND & WARSHIPS OF WW1).
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